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Lio Ng
Is acetone an effective solvent for bitumen?
My question is what is in the "ashphaltum". I am a metallurgist but the materials section at Amoco also included the asphalt experts; Amoco did more R&D on asphalt pavements than any other oil company. I heard many times that asphalt is a blend of asphaltenes , resins , and oils , giving a wide variety of properties . Asphalt is fully soluble in acetone, I believe they usually used MEK to clean lab equipment. So if it won't dissolve, your material is not all asphalt.
My question is what is in the "ashphaltum". I am a metallurgist but the materials section at Amoco also included the asphalt experts; Amoco did more R&D on asphalt pavements than any other oil company. I heard many times that asphalt is a blend of asphaltenes , resins , and oils , giving a wide variety of properties . Asphalt is fully soluble in acetone, I believe they usually used MEK to clean lab equipment. So if it won't dissolve, your material is not all asphalt.
Thanks. It could be that acetone may be an excellent solvent, but isnt good at forming a suspension with certain materials? Oil doesnt dissolve in water, but it can be suspended in water. Milk is an example. Does the polarity of acetone or higher density of the ashphaltum make it difficult for acetone to hold it in suspension?More
My question is what is in the "ashphaltum". I am a metallurgist but the materials section at Amoco also included the asphalt experts; Amoco did more R&D on asphalt pavements than any other oil company. I heard many times that asphalt is a blend of asphaltenes , resins , and oils , giving a wide variety of properties . Asphalt is fully soluble in acetone, I believe they usually used MEK to clean lab equipment. So if it won't dissolve, your material is not all asphalt.
My question is what is in the "ashphaltum". I am a metallurgist but the materials section at Amoco also included the asphalt experts; Amoco did more R&D on asphalt pavements than any other oil company. I heard many times that asphalt is a blend of asphaltenes , resins , and oils , giving a wide variety of properties . Asphalt is fully soluble in acetone, I believe they usually used MEK to clean lab equipment. So if it won't dissolve, your material is not all asphalt.
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